Netflix for iOS Updated with New iPad Interface
Following up on last month's promise that it would be launching an updated user interface for its iPad application, Netflix has just updated its universal iOS app to version 2.0. The new update brings the updated iPad interface, compatibility with new streaming services in Latin America, and several other improvements.
New in Netflix v 2.0
1. Netflix now available in Latin America for iPhone and iPad
2. New iPad UI for all regions - US, Canada, Latin America - requires upgrade to iOS 5
3. Addressed stability issues
4. For support questions please contact us at mobilesupport@netflix.com
Netflix is a free download, but requires a monthly subscription to Netflix's streaming service.
(Thanks, Arthur!)
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I tried Netflix when I got the new AppleTV that supported it.
I had it for about 10 months or so and I spent more time navigating the interface looking for something to watch than I actually spent watching.
Their selection just wasn't worth $8/month to me.
I can rent 2 current movies from iTunes for almost the same price.
Guess you don't have kids .... For just me and my wife it probably wouldn't be worth it ... but my kids make heavy use of the streaming and it's so much cheaper than buying all the DVD's (and renting would be way way more expensive since kids watch movies over and over again).
So, I agree, there is for many people limited use of streaming, but for some it means great savings.
That said, for just $8 you get a very good selection. Yes it is very thin on the blockbuster / popular movie front, but the kids selection is great, documentaries are very recent, and foreign / indy movies are fantastic. Thanks to Netflix I discovered and watched incredible movies that I didn't know existed.
Regarding the price, I think $8 a month is a steal. If you watch 2 movies a month, you've already got your money's worth. Sure, there's a lot of crap, but there are also a lot of hidden gems I've stumbled upon thanks to Netflix's suggestions for me based on my viewing history.
Too bad Netflix's selection is so bad in Canada. Almost no recent movies, lots of missing older movies and mostly crappy TV series.
I find their selection is good, and I've been using Netflix for 10 months. I honestly have a hard time keeping up with all the new content.
Too bad 800,000 people won't see it. If they just merge the one DVD a month and the streaming back into one package, I'd come back. OR if they streamed all their movies. The way it is set up now, you HAVE to may 15.00 a month if you want access to the entire library. FAIL.
What, you don't like their seemingly endless selection of streaming direct to video movies starring Dolph Lundgren? ;)
Have you ever visited their website on an iPad? It just generally does not work. Try clicking on a link. Most of the time, the only way to open a link is to press and hold, then open in a new tab. I use my iPad for most of my web browsing, but it is almost impossible to update my selections at Netflix.
Netflix is the only website that I visit that does not seem to work well for the iPad version of Safari.
Thank, Yvan256 and Moynk24 for your responses - makes good sense.
As for cost of my service - I get home phone, TV, and Internet for $175/month. I should point out it can be much cheaper - but I have every Premium HD movie channel in the known universe. (The guy who installed the service looked at his work order and said he had NEVER seen anyone with so many premium HD channels.)
As for internet speed - if used with ethernet connection one gets 35 up and 35 down. Used wirelessly (as I do) I get between 19 -21 down and 18-20.5 up. No cap.
Not having chidden, I was oblivious to the obvious uses and advantages to those services for children. Sorry, I live in my own little world.:p
Again - thanks folks.:D
Believe it or not, I now watch more meaningful television, with only an HD antenna to pick channels + Roku box. Netflix for $8, and whenever I feel like it I can rent a movie from Amazon for $4. DVDs and Blurays also make occasional appearances.
Forget about saving money, I am actually spending less time infront of the TV, but getting more of it. When I had 100+ channels I spent my time flipping through endless array of channels, not really watching anything
Their selection just wasn't worth $8/month to me.
I can rent 2 current movies from iTunes for almost the same price.
So instead of unlimited movies/tv you choose 2 movies.
ROFL
You know, libraries typically have those categories of movies, and you already have paid for them in your taxes.
True, but I am a sucker for customized experience. I would have never been inclined to pick a movie called 'Lemon Tree' or 'The Syrian Bride' from my local library, but they showed up in my queue after I watched 'The Stranger' movie on Netflix, based on the fact that the an actress called 'Hiam Abbass' is in all three movies.
I did not even know who that is, let alone try to find her movies.
Great movies btw
the kids selection is not only bad, but a lot of times only a few episodes per season
I guess it depends on what your children watch. There are multiple Thomas the Train movies, and Strawberry Shortcake, and Hello Kitty, etc...Not to mention they have a decent selection of Disney movies - maybe your kids aren't like mine---they can watch the same thing over and over and be happy.
But with the amount my kids watch it - it's certainly worth $8 to me.
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